Container for receiving a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium

Details Container for receiving a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium Container for receiving a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium

2000-01-27

2001-04-24

Huson, Gregory L. (Department: 3751)

Coating implements with material supply

Combined

C401S038000, C401S039000, C401S052000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06220773

ABSTRACT:

The invention relates to a container for receiving a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium according to the preamble of claim
1
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Such containers are known for the purpose of receiving mascara into which a mascara brush is inserted, as is described, for example, in DE 80 26 372 U1.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,122 likewise discloses a cosmetics container which accommodates a cosmetics material and has a brush which extends into the container.
EP 0 294 051 A2 discloses an interdental brush which can be used for cleaning the spaces between the teeth. In order to improve these cleaning properties, provision is made for the brushes of the brush section to be of a certain length.
DE 93 09 004 U1 discloses a toothbrush of which the toothbrush body can be filled with a toothpaste. The toothpaste accommodated by the toothbrush is fed, within the toothbrush body, to the toothbrush head in order to be dispensed in the region of the toothbrush head.
DE 89 11 487 U1 discloses a toothbrush which, at an end which is located opposite the toothbrush head, has an interdental brush over which it is possible to push the section of a handle shank.
The object of the present invention is to extend the application area of cosmetics containers.
This object is achieved by the features of claim
1
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This provides a container of the abovementioned type which, for cleaning the spaces between the teeth, makes available an interdental brush which is impregnated with an oral-hygiene medium and, in contrast to a hitherto-conventional toothpick or dental floss, can be used repeatedly since storage in the container, or at least brief insertion into the container, prepares the interdental brush for reuse. Furthermore, the interdental brush carries along oral-hygiene medium out of the container and introduces it into the spaces between the teeth which are to be cleaned. Such a combined effect of mechanical and chemical cleaning has not been possible to achieve up until now.
It is also advantageous that the container can be carried unobtrusively in one's pocket and is thus always at hand, for example following meals, during travelling, etc.
It is also possible for the container to be integrated in a toothbrush, for which purpose the toothbrush handle may be designed as a hollow handle in order to accommodate a container which, at an end which is remote from the toothbrush head, has the container head, which bears the interdental brush.
Further configurations of the invention can be gathered from the following description and from the subclaims.


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